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Olympic Hertfordians of History: Thum Ping Tjin the Swimmer
The 1996 Atlanta Olympics were a fascinating coalition of historical firsts. It witnessed the (rather late) additions of several women’s sports, including women’s football, and women’s épée fencing. It also debut...
Making History: Hertford Alum is named as a ’30 under 30′ historian
Hertford alumna Ciara Garcha has made the ’30 under 30′ list of young historians by History Extra, the BBC’s History Magazine website. Ciara (2020, History) left Hertford to complete a Masters at Ballio...
Olympic Hertfordians of History: Athletics and Alan Pennington
With the Athletics events in Paris just around the corner, here at Hertford we have been discussing with the college archivist the life and legacy of our own Hertford Athletics Olympian- Alan Pennington (Law, 1935...
Olympic Hertfordians of History: The Rowers
During the Olympics, we will be spotlighting some of the Hertfordians who have competed in previous Games, and with rowing events starting the Paris Olympics off with a splash there is no better place to start than with ...
Unsung Heroes of Science Winners Announced
Hertford’s annual Unsung Heroes of Science competition saw a large number of pupils aged 16-18 from across the world creating videos about scientists that history has forgotten. After weeks of shortlisting (we swea...
Hertford alumnae take up key roles in Department of Education
Two Hertford alumnae are taking up key positions in the new Department of Education, following Labour’s win in last week’s General Election. Bridget Phillipson (History and French, 2002) is the new Secretary ...
Alumna Bridget Phillipson becomes first MP of the 2024 election
Hertford alumna Bridget Phillipson (History and French, 2002) became the first new MP in the 2024 election, after her constituency came first over the line to declare its result. She has held her Labour seat in Houghton ...
Hertford student wins Oxford-BNU Creative Writing Award
Hertford undergraduate Iseult de Mallet Burgess (BA Japanese, 2020) has won the prestigious Oxford-BNU Creative Writing Award for her piece Jellyfish, which the judges praised for “its atmospheric setting and profo...
Samuel Johns 1990 – 2024
The family have asked us to share the sad news that Hertford alumnus Samuel Johns (Geography, 2008) has died on 19 April. After winning the AJ Herbertson Prize for best dissertation, and graduating with the top 1st for h...
Athol Williams awarded Honorary Fellowship
Hertford is excited to announce that Athol Williams has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship to the college. Athol is an alumnus of Hertford, having studied for an MPhil in Political Theory, focusing on the responsibiliti...